OS X :: Snow Leopard - Time Machine Only Does The Initial Back-up?

May 17, 2010

I have an external HDD hooked up to my iMac. It's from Freecom, and I believe it contains a Seagate ST310005 disk. I formatted the disk, and set up Time Machine. It seems to go well, TM makes the first back-up without any problems. But, even though TM is turned on and set to back things up, nothing I put on my PC after the initial back-up gets backed up. I put a folder on my desktop, put some files in it, and they are nowhere to be found in the TM back-ups.

View 8 Replies


ADVERTISEMENT

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Initial Time Machine Backup Was Interrupted?

Apr 20, 2012

I interrupted my initial Time Machine backup.  How do I reinstate the initial backup?

Info:
Time Machine

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Time Machine Backup Freezes On Initial Backup Attempt?

Mar 20, 2012

I just purchased a Seagate 3 TB USB 2.0/3.0 external drive to use as my time machine backup drive.  I have a MacBook Pro that was purchased about 3-4 years ago.  The MacBook Pro has a 120 GB hard drive and is currently running MAC OSx 10.6.8.  I also have another WD 1 TB FireWire external drive that I use to store all of my media files.   

After I followed the instructions for installing the new Seagate drive for use with the MAC OSx, I initiated a time machine backup.  It very quickly determined that it needed to back up almost 900,000 files totaling just about 400 GB.  It started the backup process at a rate of about 1 GB per minute.  In a little less than an hour it reach 53 GB and remained there for an additional two hours before I decided to stop the backup.   

Once I got the backup stopped, I deleted the backup and decided to look at my energy saving settings.  I noticed that the "Put drives to sleep whenever possible" check box was checked, so I unchecked that option and restarted the MAC.  I then initiated the time machine backup again.  Like the first time it quickly determined that it needed to backup the same amount of data as before and started the backup process at a rate of about 1 GB per minute.  Before going to bed at around 11 PM last night it was at about 60 GB so I thought I was out of the woods (having gotten further than the 53 GB earlier).  When I woke up this morning at 5:30 AM it was sitting at 69 GB. 

I am really frustrated at this point and don't know why the time machine back up would be failing on a brand new hard drive. PS - I was previously using a Seagate 1.5 TB USB drive as my time machine backup and never had any issues with it.  I decided to use the 1.5 TB drive for a different purpose, which is why I have the new 3 TB drive to use as a backup.  And I still have the full backup on the 1.5 TB drive just in case anything were to go awry.

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

View 2 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Time Machine Will Not Back Up One Of Two Computers

Mar 14, 2012

I am using time machine to back up to a time capsule, two different macs (a laptop & a desktop).  The time casule is connected to the network & the desktop backs up fine.  The laptop did as well up until a few months ago, now the laptop fails each attempt to back up. 

The problem may be temporary. Try again later to back up. If the problem persists, use Disk Utility to repair your backup disk.  

Latest successful backup: 11/16/11 at 10:24 PM 

I have tried to repair the laptop backup volume with no change.  I do not really want to reformat the entire disk as it is working fine with the desktop. 

View 7 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Use Time Machine To Back Up My Pictures?

Apr 19, 2012

I want to use Time Machine to back up my pictures because my hard drive is full but I'm wondering if once I back up the pictures then delete them will time machine delete them off the back up too?

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Time Machine Back Up Takes Ages?

Feb 21, 2012

I got a PowerMac 2.66 GHz Quad Core Intel Xenon with a 640GB HD. The system is 10.6.8. For some reason the Time Machine back up takes ages since a few weeks. I deleteted allready a few older ones and the free space on the back up disk is about 122GB. Today it copied about 700MB and it took over 30 minutes. I'm preatty sure this was a lot faster before. get it quicker again or what can be a reason that it is so slow.

Info:
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Time Machine Cannot Access My Back-up Drive

Jun 7, 2012

Time Machine cannot access my back-up drive (My Passport).  Haven't been able to run automatic back-ups for a long time.

Info:MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Use Time Machine To Back Up Other Hard Discs?

Jun 17, 2012

can i use time machine to back up other hard discs?

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

View 4 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Restore The Current IPhoto Using Time Machine Back-up?

Apr 25, 2012

Can I restore the current iPhoto using my Time Machine back-up?  If so (I hope & pray), how would I do that?

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

View 2 Replies View Related

OS X V10.5 Leopard :: Initial Time Machine Backup Larger Than Actual Computer Harddrive

May 24, 2012

I've got an iMac with a 1TB harddrive and am trying to use a time machine set up to back up my harddrive. The external harddrive I'm using for my back up is also 1TB. I currently have about 135GB of free space on my iMac's harddrive and my external drive is completely empty. When I try to back up using time machine it tells me that the back up is 1.2TB and cannot fit on my 1TB external harddrive. What would cause the initial back up to be larger than the actual computers harddrive? Is there anything I can do to rectify this issue without me needing to purchase a larger external harddrive for back up?

Info:
iMac Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.6)

View 2 Replies View Related

OS X :: Time Machine Slow Initial Backup - Fix

Oct 31, 2007

My initial experiences with time machine were not great, glacially slow initial backup rate, left external HDD in unstable state that could not be repaired, stuck on "preparing" etc. The initial backup rate was minutes per Mb-unacceptable. Here are some steps I took, based on watching this and apple support discussion groups--this may not work for all problems being experienced. Turn off time machine Although TM doesn't require exclusive use of an external drive and will use HDs that have other data, you are placing those data at risk: Before you turn on TM backup anything you have on your intended time machine external disk, partition (as GUID) first, then erase (format as HFS extended, journaled) and check/repair permissions. (Don't let time machine format the disk)

- Exclude the external disk from spotlight indexing (or turn off spotlight altogether); certainly do not commence initial backup while spotlight is performing initial index after leopard install
- Turn off any virus checking!
- Remove TM plist file from any previous attempts and erase and trash any previous backup files
- Exclude any large frequently updated database files (Entourage, Parallels) from time machine.

If you have multiple drives that you don't intend including in your routine backup, make sure you exclude them in TM. Avoid daisy chained FW drives for the initial backup, time machine disk should be directly connected. That's about it, Time Machine backed up a ~90G system from a 2.4Ghz SR MBP to a LaCie 500G d2 (FW800) in about 120 minutes and has continued with hourly backups since.

View 24 Replies View Related

Intel Mac :: Time Machine Initial Backup?

Jun 24, 2012

How long should the initial backup for time machine take with FireWire 800 for about 120 gb

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X :: Can't Go Back In Time Machine To Restore Leopard Files?

Sep 27, 2009

I'm trying to go back in time machine to when I had Leopard, but it won't let me, all those options are listed, but are grayed out. I can choose to go back in time to the days TM has backed up SL though?

View 12 Replies View Related

QuickTime :: Reinstall From The Initial Snow Leopard Dvd?

Apr 30, 2012

I have read the forums about how to reinstall from the initial snow leopard dvd, but my dvd is back home at the moment. Is there any other way to reinstall? I am in dire need of the free screen capture functions for a school project.

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 4GB

View 7 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Safely Remove All Backups From Time Machine/Time Capsule?

Jun 17, 2012

I plan to 'clean up' my Time Machine/Time capsule completely, whereby I want to make it impossible for third parties to recover all or part of these old backups.After I have accompished this I want to start from scratch backing up my Mac.

Info:
iMac 27" i7, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

View 3 Replies View Related

Mac Mini :: Upgrading To Snow Leopard While Doing Initial Backup

Jun 4, 2012

I'm doing an initial back up on Time Machine. Is it O.K. to do an upgrade to Snow Leopard at the same time or do I have to stop the back up? Also, how do I know which files have been backed up?

Info:
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

View 3 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Cannot Seem To Set Up Time Machine Using Time Capsule On It

Jun 3, 2012

I cannot seem to set up Time Machine using Time Capsule on my MacBook Pro.  Evidently when I initially set up AirPort Extreme, I failed to select it as the backup disc.

Info:AirPort Extreme 802.11n (4th Gen), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

View 3 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Use My Single Time Capsule To Back Up Both Computers?

Mar 6, 2012

I have two computers...an iMac and a macbook. Can I use my single Time Capsule to back up both computers?

Info:MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

View 2 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Any Way To Back Up In Real Time To An External (AppleScript)?

Jun 29, 2012

I can't risk data storage in the clouds due to the possibility (however remote) that someone's personal info might get compromised. Nor can I risk the cloud being down and not being able to access files/date when needed (which can sometimes be at the strangest of times).I have several iMacs integrated wirelessly. Every time we (I) update a doc, it needs to be manually transferred to other computers for staff who will need it. That's no big deal. What is worrisome is if a recent version of a doc were to get corrupted due to a HD failure, a corruption on an iMac, or whatever else.  We all have TM and Super Duper clones that are scheduled regularly.What I'd like to be able to do is simultaneously have docs backed up on an external in real time, as they are saved on an internal.Unless I'm missing something I can't find, it seems the only way to do this is to save to the HD, and then save to an external. That seems like a lot of manual redundancy, and invites forgetfulness.So all being said, is there an Apple Script out there anyone is aware of that would tell the iMac to automatically save a copy of every file that is modified to an external, so that the external is a "current" version of the internal for data retrieval purposes?

View 4 Replies View Related

OS X :: How To Backup For Snow Leopard With Time Machine

Apr 19, 2009

possible to back up all your data with Time Machine on Leopard and then install Snow Leopard and use Time Machine to restore all of your pictures/movies/music and the like?

I'm going to assume it's a no go since Time Machine is capable of a full system backup -- it may just turn your system back into Leopard?

View 6 Replies View Related

OS X :: Time Machine And Snow Leopard Restore?

Jun 14, 2009

I am a little new to Time Machine, so I was wondering if anyone could answer this? I am currently using Time Machine to backup my Mac. I am running Leopard and I want to move to Snow Leopard when it comes out. When i get Snow Leopard, I will perform a reformat on my hard drive so its a nice fresh install. My question is what options will I get when I get when I go to install it as I have Time Machine? I'll be honest and say I'll be happy to just copy across my iTunes, iPhoto, contacts and calender over to Snow Leopard and not worry about anything else (stuff like downloading Firefox takes seconds and isn't a problem). Is this an option? Can i just install Snow Leopard totally fresh, then connect the Time Machine drive and copy the iTunes (etc etc) folders/files/docments over to my fresh install?

View 6 Replies View Related

OS X :: Time Machine In Snow Leopard Slow

Sep 8, 2009

I just tried and everything seems non-responsive or on a 2 minute delay. I use Time Capsule and Time Machine and things are just not acceptable at this speed.

Also, I don't think the archives are right. I used to have a ton of things on my desktop - most of which I cleaned recently by moving or deleting the files.

However, going back a few months in Time Machine, the only files that show up in my desktop folder/view are the ones that are on my desktop today. All the older, moved or deleted files no longer show up in Time Machine.

View 7 Replies View Related

OS X :: Cannot Backup To Time Machine With Snow Leopard

Feb 18, 2010

I have a Apple Time Capsule which is used as a Time Machine Backup Facility and also a Wireless Hub for File Sharing and Internet Connection. I've been using Leopard for a couple of years without any significant problems. The other day, I installed Snow Leopard and suddenly, I'm facing a number of different problems and errors regarding backups to the Time Machine with the Time Capsule.

First, I was facing problems with a Case Sensitive error and now that I have ejected the Time Capsule, the Disk Utility has come up with a different name altogether and now I have the added problem of disk space on the time capsule. I know I could re-format and start over but that would defeat the whole point of my backups. The Time Machine/Capsule should re-write over the old backups when making space for new ones but its just giving me an error about not enough disk space.

View 3 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Time Machine - Another Network Using ID (No DNS)

Feb 27, 2012

My issue with time machine is it says another network is using my id. Now amber light is continuous even after restart, and says I have no dns.

Info:
time machine, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

View 2 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Can't Setup Time Machine?

Apr 5, 2012

If I open Time Machine app I get the message 'your time machine backup disk can't be found'. When I click on the 'setup time machine' option the window closes and nothing happens. 

Info:
imac 2.4GHZ, 6GB RAM, 500GB HD, Mac OS X (10.6.6), RME FF400

View 9 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Backing Up On Time Machine

Apr 11, 2012

If I am backing up everything on a external hard drive using time machine and it hasn't finished can I stop it and start it again the next day?

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Time Machine Error 11 With 10.6.8?

Apr 25, 2012

I finally upgraded to Snow Leopard. I have some older software and everything was working fine, so I delayed. I have an Intel 2 x 2.66 Dual Core. Now, I keep getting an error whenever I try to run Time Machine. So far, this is what I have done: Used disk Utility, Disk Warrior, then disk utility again (erased back up drive), then downloaded and reinstalled using the 10.6.8 combo update. Disk Utility again. Tried to backup and got the same error: The backup was not performed because an error occurred while copying files to the backup disk.  

After reading online I downloaded and installed backup buddy (I think) Anyway, this is the error that it gives: Starting standard backup?Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup/Backups.backupdb?Backup content size: 91.4 GB excluded items size: 65.6 MB for volume Knight/Freelance?No pre-backup thinning needed: 109.60 GB requested (including padding), 364.91 GB available

Error: (2) setxattr for key:com.apple.backupd.SnapshotVolumeUUID path:/Volumes/Backup/Backups.backupdb/Cris Chapin’s Mac Pro/2012-04-24-150718.inProgress/79588860-5BD3-4E5D-BFB6-43E7F02A9BCA/Knight/Fr eelance size:37

[code]...

Info:
Mac Intel, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Backups Not Available In Time Machine

May 18, 2012

The only way I can see my backups in Time Machine is by using the "option" key and selecting "browse other time macnine disks.  However, there is only one Time Machine disk, only one backup appears in the list, there is only one backup directory on the Drobo where I put the backup and I can't find a backup directory anywhere else. HOw do I reset Time Machine so that it defaults to the "other" backup? 

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Cannot Backup To Time Machine

Jun 4, 2012

I had to have the old hard drive replaced on my macbook pro running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 operating system. It was replaced at the apple store. I brought it home and yesterday restored it from the last time machine backup of my old hard drive which was Friday. That appears to be the only backup on the external hard drive I've been using with Time machine.

Today, it gets an error message. "Time Machine could not complete the backup. This backup is too large for the backup disk"...etc.

It is almost like it is trying to completely back up the new hard drive even though it was just restored from it. Is it because it thinks it is a different drive or something because it is a new hard drive? I don't want to delete the one good backup that I have but, I want to be able to use time machine to back anything up.

View 1 Replies View Related

OS X :: Snow Leopard Time Machine Backup Stall

Oct 12, 2009

So finally I hooked up an external HD to my iMac 24 to use with Time Machine. My internal drive is partitioned into several sections and the system partition of about 80GB is supposed to be backed up to this eternal drive which is a 500GB, freshly formatted. Setup is easy enough. After Time Machine starts backing up it goes to about 100MB then it stalls. Essentially it keeps running, the turning clock symbol in the menubar is spinning but no data is moved.

At this point I can stop back up and then do click 'Back Up Now' in the menu at which time it will copy a few kb's and then halt displaying '2KB of 60.96GB'. I realize that there must be something on my HD it doesn't like to copy but unlike in my other backup app I don't know how to find that. The Console doesn't tell me much. I have done repeated Repair Permissions but it doesn't help.

View 4 Replies View Related







Copyrights 2005-15 www.BigResource.com, All rights reserved